One of the most important and much essential parts of our day to day life is to communicate and for that we must be a good listener. We all know this fact … but we need to help our children cultivate the habit of effective listening & communicating as early as possible so that they naturally develop the skill. It also makes our own lives as parents easier in the long run.
If courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Listening more provides us great opportunities of learning new things and knowledge about the world around us.
There are many ways in which we can motivate our kids to learn ‘the art of active listening’.
- Motivate the kid and make them feel special, they love it the most when they are cared a lot.
- Get them involved in a play and demonstrate to them the art of active listening & explain to them how it will help them, so that they are clear with the concept.
- Show them videos containing effective discussions & exchange of dialogues. Bournvita quiz contest is a best example of this. This quiz contest is at present one of the longest running shows in Indian television and is immensely popular among the school kids of India as well as quiz enthusiasts of all ages.
- Maintain a good eye contact.
- Show your kid how when you are listening actively to her you wait until she pauses, then will prompt her to tell you more by asking a brief question. Get your child to practice this on you. You can pick any topic of the kid’s choice for this discussion as it will help them come out with lots of questions at you & vice-versa.
- Demonstrate them the polite way of listening properly and help them learn the natural pauses in conversation before speaking.
- Be a good role model so that it becomes easy for kids to follow the parents.
-Deepa
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